Saturday, May 4, 2019

8th or 9th Grade Week 11

Vocabulary and Spelling

WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Brine n. -water saturated with salt; the water of a salt sea or lake
2. Cauterize v. -to sear with a cautery or caustic; to make insensible
3. Chattel n. -an item of property
4. Decoy n. -someone or something used to draw attention away from another
5. Desecration n. -an act or instance of treating disrespectfully, irreverently, or outrageously
6. Dilapidated adj. -decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
7. Enigma n. -something hard to understand or explain
8. Extradite v. -to deliver up an alleged criminal from one authority (as a state or country) to another 9. Feasible adj. -capable of being done or carried out
10. Feckless adj. -weak, ineffective; worthless, irresponsible
11. Objective adj. -not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; unbiased
12. Ruminate v. -to engage in contemplation
13. Sage adj. -wise through reflection and experience
14. Sere adj. -being dried and withered
15. Sporadic adj. -occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
16. Stevedore n. -one who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port
17. Torrid adj. -giving off intense heat
18. Upbraid v. -to reproach or criticize severely
19. Weighty adj. -of much importance or consequence
20. Whelp n. -a creature characterized by youth or inexperience, normally used in reference to dogs or humans


Monday and Tuesday
Spell words 3 times each

Wednesday
write each word in a sentence using completely correct grammar and punctuation

Thursday
 write a poem, fictional paragraph, or essay using at least 5 of these words

Friday
Spelling Test

Grammar

Monday
Grammar Workbook pg 33

Tuesday
Grammar workbook pg 34

Thursday
Using the sentences you wrote for your spelling words, circle the subject and underline the predicate for each sentence.

Spanish

Monday
Create an account on this website using your email address and then start doing the flashcards to learn common Spanish nouns

Tuesday
Continue flashcards from the same website as yesterday.

Wednesday
Take a test on the Spanish website

Thursday
Watch this video on youtube

Art

Monday
Read about Mary Cassat

Tuesday
View Mary Cassat artwork

Wednesday and Thursday
do a painting like Mary Cassat

History

Monday- Story of the World Volume 2 pgs 140-159
Tuesday- Story of the World Volume 2 pgs 160-173
Wednesday-  Story of the World Volume 2 pgs 174-185
Thursday-  Story of the World Volume 2 pgs 186-199

Biology

Monday
Read Chapter 7 section 4 pgs 236-241
Write down all the words highlighted in yellow and their definitions

Tuesday
Do Section 2 assessment pg 241
Answer all questions and turn them in to me to be graded

Wednesday
do lab on pg 242-243

Reading

Monday
The Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scenes I and II

Tuesday
The Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scenes III

Wednesday
The Merchant of Venice Act 2 Scenes I and II

Thursday
The Merchant of Venice Act 2 Scenes III and IV


Math

Monday-Thursday with mom

Piano

Learn a song of your choosing. You need to know 10 new songs by the end of the school year

PE

Do some exercise everyday. Get so you can run 3 miles without stopping. I'll sign you up for a race Apr 2020